For contrast, here are the projected standings using my projected stats (yes, which do account for Lackey missing 3-4 starts; I have him at 180.0 IP):

RK

TEAM

PTS

AVG

R

HR

RBI

SB

ERA

W

SV

SO

WHIP

1

Schwartzstops

87.0

.2885

1162

299

1144

191

3.495

87

107

1061

1.246

2

Matt Lutovsky — SN

77.5

.2826

1137

312

1196

90

3.598

98

101

1202

1.231

3

Neighbor Steve

73.5

.2857

1171

313

1133

172

3.743

88

96

1072

1.252

4

Evan Dickens (Wire Tap)

70.0

.2819

1100

285

1095

157

3.420

89

111

1129

1.244

5

Chris From League 17

68.5

.2797

1183

319

1166

174

3.869

86

95

1106

1.297

6

Tony in Jacksonville

65.5

.2903

1183

284

1134

157

3.588

72

96

1016

1.253

7

BillBender_SN

65.0

.2867

1158

276

1071

148

3.566

107

64

1210

1.251

8

Darryl Houston Smith

62.5

.2862

1146

269

1095

169

3.313

85

89

992

1.208

9

The Fantasy Man

56.0

.2798

1140

281

1043

216

3.702

100

68

1273

1.303

10

Kid Cushing

53.0

.2872

1138

296

1147

156

3.736

80

87

1048

1.284

11

Rocco… League 24

52.0

.2907

1209

308

1168

116

3.991

74

49

946

1.333

12

Chris in NorCal

49.5

.2846

1137

297

1124

144

3.642

81

86

1112

1.274

RK

TEAM

PTS

AVG

R

HR

RBI

SB

ERA

W

SV

SO

WHIP

1

Schwartzstops

87.0

10.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

11.0

10.0

7.0

11.0

5.0

9.0

2

Matt Lutovsky — SN

77.5

4.0

2.5

10.0

12.0

1.0

7.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

11.0

3

Neighbor Steve

73.5

6.0

9.0

11.0

6.0

9.0

3.0

8.0

8.5

6.0

7.0

4

Evan Dickens (Wire Tap)

70.0

3.0

1.0

5.0

3.5

6.5

11.0

9.0

12.0

9.0

10.0

5

Chris From League 17

68.5

1.0

10.5

12.0

10.0

10.0

2.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

3.0

6

Tony in Jacksonville

65.5

11.0

10.5

4.0

7.0

6.5

8.0

1.0

8.5

3.0

6.0

7

BillBender_SN

65.0

8.0

7.0

2.0

2.0

4.0

9.0

12.0

2.0

11.0

8.0

8

Darryl Houston Smith

62.5

7.0

6.0

1.0

3.5

8.0

12.0

5.0

6.0

2.0

12.0

9

The Fantasy Man

56.0

2.0

5.0

3.0

1.0

12.0

5.0

11.0

3.0

12.0

2.0

10

Kid Cushing

53.0

9.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

11

Rocco… League 24

52.0

12.0

12.0

9.0

11.0

2.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

12

Chris in NorCal

49.5

5.0

2.5

7.0

5.0

3.0

6.0

4.0

4.0

8.0

5.0

What’s interesting about this isn’t necessarily the difference in the projected standings, which is to be expected since I’m sure my projected stats are those being used by the mdc.com system. And, clearly Matt L. and I had the best teams anyway. :-)

What’s clear about this is how much easier it is to build a great team in a 12-team league than it is in a 15-team league, which I found out the hard way in NFBC yesterday. So folks, please understand if I’m less than enthused about answering questions about 8-team or 10-team leagues… they are not really that challenging. But, I promise to try and be nice, you never know when it might be a new listener we’re trying to convert!

Hope everyone’s drafts are going well and good luck to those yet to come…

I am still stumped as to why Carl Crawford merits a late first round, early second round pick? I mean he sole 50 bags last year, but he has never hit over 18 homers, and it is not like he is spring chicken, he is around 27! Let us take a look at Juan Pierre taken 100 picks later… over eight rounds later. Comparing 2007 stats Pierre wins in Runs, about 10-12 doubles less, 11 homers less, 40 rbis less, but 14 more SB’s, and like 20 points on batting average. I know thats a lot of categories he loses in, but it is 8 rounds later. Why not grab a Braun or Vladdy with 2-3x more homers, decent amount of Sb’s in Braun, better averages in both, more RBI’s in both. Thanks for input!
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Less than five minutes after reading your post above, I saw this from today’s chat transcript in regards to Reyes versus Hanley:

“Cory: In general I would take Reyes because of his ability to win one whole category for you almost on his own. However, in a mock draft last night I took Hanley because I knew I was going to take 7 straight bats to start out and I wanted Hanley’s higher AVG and power more than the additional SB’s, which I knew I’d get with subsequent picks.”

Teaaker, I think you are underestimating how valuable it is to have all of those stats combined into one package. And you say Crawford is “only 27″, which ignores the fact that he’s essentially improved every season and is now in the midst of his peak… it’s not unreasonable he could go 310/20/90/50 with 100+ runs, something like that. That’s a first-round pick.

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